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Sep 2013
20m 42s

96 – The Conversion of King AEthelberht

Jamie Jeffers
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In the last several episodes we’ve been speaking about religion. We’ve spoken about the paganism that existed on the island, the christians that lived on the island, the reasons why individuals and rulers might want to convert, and of course we’ve spoken about what the church in Rome was up to and what their plans […]

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